Comments on: Who says?!

By: Alli

Alli — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:51:57 +0000

Yay for the shrinkage (except the boob part)!

By: Haus

Haus — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:17:57 +0000

thank you so much for making me laugh! I forgot about that skit…

By: Isabella Golightly

Isabella Golightly — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:45:08 +0000

I’ve had a Mirena for the last 5 years (no periods, yay!) & it’s due for replacement soon. I’m definitely having another one, but now I have to have estrogen patches – and after suffering through six months of hot flushes, mood swings & a mushy brain, I’m happy to be sticking those babies on me, wherever they come from!

By: The Coffee Lady

The Coffee Lady — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:17:53 +0000

I am TERRIFIED by that advert. Thank God for the NHS, so we get birth control free and we don’t have to WATCH THAT

By: onthecurb

onthecurb — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:42:42 +0000

Ha, I love that SNL skit! As I get older, I have become the axe-wielding pre-period monster.

The Seasonique ads scare me. Using the sultry, seductive voice to tell me my pills may cause heart attack and death…I like my small print to sound a wee bit dire.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:40:42 +0000

(erm, I meant to add myself into the list of people in my family who see the same two OB-GYNs)

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:40:14 +0000

It must be gynecologist season in the Midwest. My sisters, mother, sister-in-law, and niece all see the same two brothers (one practice), and we’ve been to them enough in the last month to set them up for the next year, finance-wise. I’m on a heaping helping of yam progesterone right now, then I get to go back on the pill. This next week promises to be miserable and insane, but then – the pill! I’m so excited!

By: Mitzi

Mitzi — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:30:27 +0000

I am on the other end of the spectrum. I am in the menopause category. I cannot live without estrogen!!! There is not enough air conditioning and ice to keep me cool enough if I am not taking estrogen.

Estrogen is quite a controversial subject with many people. For me, I prefer a plant based estrogen. I refuse to take the kind that have horses involved.

Sorry if that was TMI.

Just thought I’d share.

By: Carroll

Carroll — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:49:34 +0000

Be careful of that Vagifem, ladies. Long-term, (I do happen to know from recent personal experience) it can cause melasma-like blotchy skin. Not fatal, by any means, but heads-up if you see any pigmentation changes on your arms, legs, or face!

Other than that (and that’s only an issue for some not-so-lucky few, it seems) indeed it does the trick!

By: liz

liz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:03:13 +0000

Mine put me on Vagifem. Yay, menopause! Boo, menopause symptoms!